Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1999.
“The Blue Fox Theatre is a historic cinema located at 116 W. The Mission Revival theater was built in 1929 and opened on May 2, 1930.”
Wikipedia article Blue Fox Theatre, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 42 National Register listings published here for Idaho County · listed in 1999 · category: Building.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 57 fires within 5 miles of Blue Fox Theatre between 1992 and 2020, burning about 6,337 acres in total. 19 started naturally. None was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 22 |
| Natural | 19 |
| Debris and open burning | 6 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 acres | Coeur d'Alene Field Office | MT IDAHO LOWER |
| 8 September 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 acres | Coeur d'Alene Field Office | MT IDAHO MIDDLE |
| 8 September 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Coeur d'Alene Field Office | MT IDAHO UPPER |
| 30 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Nez Perce - Clearwater National Forests | FISH CREEK |
| 25 September 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 acres | Coeur d'Alene Field Office | TRANSFER |
| 21 September 2020 | Debris and open burning | 5.1 acres | Idaho Department of Lands | WHITETAIL DRIVE |
| 19 September 2014 | Equipment and vehicle use | 110 acres | Idaho Department of Lands | ALMOST |
| 12 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 47 acres | Idaho Department of Lands | TOLO |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 12 workings within 5 miles of Blue Fox Theatre: 3 occurrences, 3 producers, 3 unknowns, 2 past producers. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Clay, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Stone, Dimension. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Camas Prairie Clay Deposit | Clay, Aluminum | Prospect | ||
| Altman Pit | Stone, Dimension | Unknown | ||
| Boulder Creek Pit | Stone, Dimension | Unknown | ||
| Carpenter Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Haener Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| George Kaschmitter Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Grangeville Clay Occurrence 20 | Clay | Occurrence | Clay | |
| Grangeville Clay Occurrence 22 | Clay | Occurrence | Clay | |
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit 117 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Grangeville, the town this property stands in, in 17 storm reports between 1995 and 2023: 10 hail, 6 thunderstorm wind, 1 funnel cloud. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Grangeville | $13,000 | no account filed |
| July 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Grangeville | $5,000 | Severe thunderstorms hit Idaho once again bringing large hail, gusty winds and some brief heavy rain. Wind and hail damage occured in several locations. Gusts to 70 mph in Butte and Clark Counties tipped over two tractor-semitrailer. In Rathdrum property damage was estimated at $1 million. New Plymouth suffered crop damage. One man was injured by 1.5 inch hail near Black Creek along Interstate 84. Due to heavy rains the Big Wood River rose to flood stage flooding some riverfront property near Ketchum. |
| May 2023 | Hail | Grangeville | - | A strong thunderstorm formed and moved toward Grangeville. Radar estimated maximum size hail was a little over an inch. The public reported nickel size hail with the storm. |
| July 2022 | Hail | Grangeville | - | One inch hail was reported south of Grangeville, ID. |
| July 2019 | Hail | Grangeville | - | A severe thunderstorm moved over southern portions of Grangeville, Idaho and areas along U.S. Highway 95 southwest of the city. Large amounts of hail created hazardous driving conditions, causing a vehicle to slide off the highway. Ping-pong-sized hail was reported along the highway, 5 miles southwest of Grangeville, with nickel-sized hail being reported in the city itself. |
| July 2016 | Hail | Grangeville | - | Idaho county sheriff reported quarter size hail, some trees down, and minor flooding on main street. |
| June 2012 | Hail | Grangeville | - | The public measured 1 inch hail. |
| May 2008 | Funnel Cloud | Grangeville | - | Idaho Free Press employee took picture of funnel cloud over Grangeville. |
| May 1998 | Hail | Grangeville | - | Hail to 3/4 inch was reported 3 miles southwest of Grangeville. |
| August 2010 | Hail | Grangeville | - | no account filed |
| April 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Grangeville | - | no account filed |
| August 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Grangeville | - | no account filed |
| August 2005 | Hail | Grangeville | - | no account filed |
| July 2004 | Hail | Grangeville | - | no account filed |
| July 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Grangeville | - | no account filed |
| August 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Grangeville | - | no account filed |
| July 1998 | Hail | Grangeville | - | no account filed |
No historic map-sheet match is published for this property yet. That does not mean no map exists. This record needs a coordinate-quality review before it can be joined to a sheet boundary. Browse the county's mapped places while that work is pending.
Other National Register properties close enough to walk or drive between, ordered by distance from this one. Both positions come from the same geocoding pass that matched these properties to their map sheets.
| Photograph | Property | Distance | Listed |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Tolo Lake | 5.7 miles | 2011 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 99001412 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Idaho County | All 42 listed properties in this county. |
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